Filing appliance.



E. B. MOSELEY.

FILING APPLIANCE. APPucATloN man Nov.1, 1910. RENEwED DEC. 2. 1912.

1,142,1 l 5. Patented June 8, 1915.

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E. B. MOSELEY.

FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-7,1910. RENEWED DEC. 2, 1912.

1,142,1 l 5. Patented June 8, 1915.

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FILING APPUANCE.

RENEWED DEC.2, 1912.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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`lEllVIlEDRfSON B. IVIOSELEY, 0F ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FILING APPLIANCE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

PatentedJ une 8, 1915.

Application led November 7, 1910, Serial No. 590,998. Renewed December 2, 1912. Serial No. 734,627.

Be it known that I, EMERSON B. MosELnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and'State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Filing Appliances; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specioation.

This invention relates to appliances for ling papers for future reference, more particularly duplicate bills used in credit accounting systems, the invention having reference particularly to bill holding leaves or frames and means for connecting them together and to a supporting case or stand,'to

to simplify and improve the construction-ofV filing appliances of the above-mentioned Y character.

With the above-mentioned and minor'obnovel devices for connecting the normal lower en'ds of the leaves together so that they ther in the novel parts, and 'combinations and arrangements of parts, asfy hereinafter particularly described and claimed'. Referring to the'drawings, Figure 1 is a yfront elevation `of a ling case in -which the improved filing appliances are mounted; Fig. 2, a fragmentary section on the line 'A Ain- Fig. 1; Fig. 3,-a-sectional elevation on the plane at the inner side of the vleft handside of the ilingcase; Fig. 4,' a fragmentary'section on the line B B in Fig. 1;

AFig.A 5,' -a fragmentary section' also on the line B B in Fig. llookingftoward the right hand Aside; Fig. 6,- an elevation of the ling'leaves j grouped in a rectangular pack for' insertion into a' ir'e proof safe for preservation Fig.

71,1@ horizontal section `of the filingy case without the leaves; Fig. 8, a fragmentary on the line C C in Fig. 7 Fig. 9, a fragmentary perspective view ofone of the intermediate leaves; Fig. 10, a fragmentary perspective view "showing the opposite side of the intermediate leaf; Fig. 11, a fragmentary lperspective view of the intermediate leaf minus the hinging connections; Fig. 12, a bottom plan of the rearmost one of the leaves; Fig. 13, a fragmentary elevation'of one of the intermediate leaves; and Fig. 14, a vertical section on the line D D in Fig. 13.

Similarfreference characters in the different figures of the'drawings indicate like parts or features of construction herein referred to.

A practical embodiment of the invention comprises a suitable case in which the leaves.r

are mounted, preferably so as to be removable, and the case may suitably `include a rail 6 preferably extends between the sides 3,V 4;, at a suitable distance above the bottom 1, and preferably has hinges 7 thereon to.

which a front door 8 is connected so as to either stand up against the higher sides 3, 1, or lie upon the lower sides 3, 4. case preferably has al lid 9 hinged thereon provided with yprops 10 adapted to be supported on projections 11 that are secured to the upperjportions of the sides 3 and 4, the arrangement being such that when thek door 8 is'standing uprightly the lid 9 may be A' horizontal lowered down to the door. base plate onboard 1-2 is arrangedin the case a suitablev distance above the bottom 1 and extends vforwardly from the back 2; The

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base plate 12 supports a `suitable cross-head 13 provided Vwith guide-rollers 14 and '14 onits ends. A' pair of guide-rails 15 and 15 rare secured approximately .horizontally to the sides of the case above the baselplate or board 12', so'that the guiderollers mayrun pair ofpivot bearings 16 and 16 having each aslot' 17 in'its forward' side into .which a vpivot may be removably` inserted. The back against the under sides thereof. The cross.- Vhead is .provided on itsfupper side with a I valike in structure.

.to -normally stand upright in echelon or Vsupports 18 and 18 thereon at a suitable distance above the plane of the base plate or board 12 on which to hang a group of leaves.V

A cabinet case of the above-mentioned character being commonly used requires no further description and may be variously modified in detail.

A suitable number of bill holding leaves or frames are provided and suitably assembled, there being a rearA leaf 19, a front leaf 19, anda suitable number of intermediate leaves 19, all the intermediate leaves being Theleaves are designed stepped relation each to the other in the case, and the normally lower ends of the leaves are suitably thickened and strengthened, the body portions of the leaves being composed of thin sheet material, preferably metallic. The lower end of the rear leaf 19 has two recesses 2O and 20 therein to receive thehook-like supports 18 and 18', respectively, that normally support the rear leaf which is held in normal upright position by a suitable device, such as a button 21'mounted on a base 22 secured to the upper portion of the back 2. The lower forward portion of the rear leaf is provided with two pivots 23 and 23 to which'the adjacent forward intermediate leaf is connected, as will be furtherV described.` ,Y Y

The lower forward side of the front leaf 19 is provided with a pair of pivots 24 and 211 that are normally connected to the pivot bearings 16 and 16, respectively, the pivots preferably being connected to thexleaf by r means of securing plates 25l and 25, respectively. The rear leaf and intermediate leaves each have a suitable number of spring clamps 26 and frame strips 27 on theirforward sides, and the front leaf andthe intermediate leaves have also similar spring clamps 26 .and frame strips 27 'ontheir backs or rearward sides, the frame strips being suitably Vdisposed relatively to the spring clamps, as is customary. f The front leaf and each 'ntermediate leaf i Vis suitably provided with a plurality of guideways at'the normally lower Vrear por- Y guideways preferablyv being formed by' tions thereof that eXtend substantially vertically or longitudinally of the leaves, the

means of guidesbars 28 and 28, each guidebar'having curved arms 29 and 29 on opposite endsv thereOfzthat are secured to the thickened por-tion of theleaf and serve as pivo'tbearingathe leaf preferably having a` recess 30 behind each guide-bar toconstitute a .portionof the guideway. The lower forward'fside of the rear leaf and each one Vo fl the intermediate leaves has recesses 31 therein to clearthe guide-bars of the adjacent leaves, 'and vpivots 32and 32 are rigidly .opposite the lower ends ofthe recesses `aridiare' embraced bythe guidebars of the adjacent leaves, so thatv the pivots may be moved from the pivot bearings 29 to the pivot bearings 29 and operate pivotally in Contact with either' one of the pivot bearings, the arrangement being such that when the pivots are -in contact with the pivotV bearings 29 the forward leaves are supported pivotally by the adjacent rearward leaves, and when the pivots are in contactV with the pivot bearings 29 the Vleaves are arranged in a rectangular pack in prone position or may stand uprightly when removed from the case, as in Fig. 6, with the norcross-head 13 and extending over the guidesheave 35 and downward underY the guidesheave 36, the cord being .connected to a spring`38 which is provided with a hook 39 adapted to be hooked onto Vany one of `a numberof teeth 40 mounted on the bottom 1, for adjusting the tensionof the spring. In practical use, papers orduplicate bill slips areplacedin systematic order on the leaves and secured thereto by the spring clamps26, 26, or otherwiseas may be desired. When Vit is desired to gain access to any one of the leaves, the desired-'leaf or one infront of it together with all,V the leaves forward of it may bemoved forward to prone position by hand, the operator takingg hold of the upper end of the rearmost leaf that is to be brought forward, and when pulling the leaves forward the front.l leaf i forces the cross-head 13 rearward as the leaf moves forward pivotally thereon, andV they;

rearmostY one of the leaves (being moved' forward moves relatively to the adjacent l Ynormally positioned leaf until thev pivots of the latter have Contact with thelower pivotings, so that each leaf in turnmoves so as to`br1ng the leaves into theform ofra rectangular pack when in Vprone position. .When the leaves arelifted and moved' up- Y ward on their pivots from pronelposition thel actionl of the spring38 forces the crosshead1?) forward so" as to assist in returning the leaves to normalposition, and then nor- Y mally holds them .uprightly 1.y A ningappianincluding.a plurality of aSel-Jbled leavesihavngl eachV .a plurality g thus described the invention, what of guideways with end bearings at one side vand a plurality of pivots on the opposite side thereof, the pivots being mounted in the guideways of adjacent leaves and thereby normally supporting the forward leaves in echelon, the leaves being movable relatively each to the other to form a rectangular pack.

2. In a filing appliance, a plurality of leaves having recesses in opposite sides thereof, guide-bars arranged opposite the recesses on one side of the leaves and having each apair of opposing arms serving as ivot-bearings and secured to the leaf, and*D pivots on the opposite side kof the leaves extending acrossthe lowerV end portions of the recesses therein, the pivots that are on each leaf being arranged behind the guide-bars and movable partially in the adj acent-recesses of the adjacent leaves.

3. In a filing appliance, a plurality of normally upright filing leaves having each a pivot on one side of the lower portion thereof and having also a bearing on the opposite side above the lower end thereof normally resting upon the pivotV of an adj acentone of the leaves, and means for freely guiding the pivot of one leaf from normal position to the lower end of the nearer side of the adjacent leaf and permitting relative pivotal movement of the two leaves.

4:. In a filing appliance, the combination with a plurality of normally upright filing leaves arranged face to face, one side of the lower portion of each leaf having a pivot, of means ixedly arranged on the opposite side of each leaf normally bearing upon the pivot of the next adjacent leaf and freely guiding the pivot to or from a position at the lower end or to or from a positiondistant from the lower end of the side of the leaf that faces the adjacent leaf, said means permitting pivotal movement of the leaves relatively each to the other at all relative positions of the pivot.

5. In a filing device, the combination with a plurality of filing leaves arranged face to face and normally in upright position, each one of the leaves having pivots on the forward portion of the lower end thereof, the rearward portion vof the lower end o-f the Vrearmost one of the leaves being suitably supported, of guiding means fixedly arranged on the rearward side of the remaining leaves normally bearing upon and slidingly connecting the leaves with the pivots of the next adjacent leaves for enabling free shifting of the leaves longitudinally in close v arrangement relatively each to the other and also permitting relative pivotal movement of the leaves.

6. vA filing appliance including a plurality of assembled leaves, each having a plurality of guideways with end bearings at one side Uopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Y Washington, D. C. 

